Crime thrillers Dial  100 and Anthology Navarasa to entertain on OTT next week


By Rajesh Ahuja

After an eclectic mix of web series and films this week,  crimes thriller Dial 100 and Navarasa,  an anthology of stories based on the basic human emotions , will entertain viewers on OTT next week.

While Dial 100 will premiere on ZEE5  on August 6,  anthology Navarasa premieres on Netflix on August 6.

Dial 100 on ZEE5

After getting rave reviews for The Family Man 2 on Amazon Prime Video and the the short story Hungama Hai Kyun Barpa on the anthology Ray on Netflix, Manoj Bajpayee will return to entertain viewers in the crime thriller Dial 100, to be streamed on ZEE5 next week.

Being produced by filmmaker Siddharth Malhotra in association with Sapna Malhotra’s Alchemy Films, Dial 100 has been directed by Rensil D Silva.

The film features Manoj Bajpayee,  neena Gupta and Sakshi Tanwar in key roles.

Dial 100 will see Manoj Bajpayee play the role of an emergency call operator , who receives a steange call from a  stranger (Neena Gupta) on one fateful night which changes his life.

The trailer of the film,  released by Zee5  last month, promised an engrossing mystery

The trailer showed Neena Gupta  making a strange call to Manoj Bajpayee. As he struggles to understand the situation, Neena Gupta was seen taking his wife, played by Sakshi Tanwar, and their son hostage.

The trailer and promos of the film promise a thrilling ride to the viewers.

Presented by Sony Pictures , Dial 100 , announced in December last year, premieres on ZEE5  on August 6.

Manoj Bajpayee was earlier seen in a  murder mystery Silence Can You Hear it, which premiered on ZEE5.


Crime thriller Dial 100 premieres on ZEE5 on August 6

Watch trailer 


https://youtu.be/VFIYNUWw5j0

Navarasa on Netflix

Next week will also witness the release of Navarasa, a  Tamil-language anthology web series , on Netflix.

Created by Mani Ratnam, who  collaborated with Jayendra Panchapakesan to produce the series through their respective banners Madras Talkies and Qube Cinema Technologies, Navarasa will  feature nine stand-alone episodes based on the Indian concept of the Navarasas(nine emotions) .

The nine episodes represent a different emotion or rasa such as anger, compassion, courage, disgust, fear, laughter, love, peace and wonder.

The  episodes of the anthology series,  to be streamed on Netflix from August 6, will be directed by Priyadarshan, Karthik Subbaraj, Vasanth, Arvind Swami, Bejoy Nambiar, Karthick Naren, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Sarjun KM and debutant Rathindran R. Prasad.

Navarasa  will feature an ensemble cast comprising actors like Suriya ,Vijay Sethupathi, Siddarth, Manikuttan, Naga Shaurya, Satish Kumar, Revathi, Atharvaa
Arvind Swami, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prayaga Martin, Ramya Nambeesan and  Nedumudi Venu.

Navarasa is the second big-budget Tamil original from Netflix, after Jagame Thandhiram which was distributed by the platform.


Tamil anthology Navarasa premieres on Netflix on August 6





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